Overview In 1976, presidential campaign spending in the United States for candidates and political parties was $160 million (source: citizen.org). In 2004, it was $1.2 billion (source: ...
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As Christians, we know better: true happiness will never consist of things. Contentment will never be found through satisfying the desires of this life. But a culture that ...
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The Old Testament gives us many terrifying accounts of how God executed his wrath on Israel and surrounding nations. In today's civilized society, expressing anger is considered ...
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How do we deal with wrongdoing? We put criminals in prison, picket abortion clinics, and generally shake our heads at what we call the "ills of society." But have ...
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All of us know people who either have been adopted or have adopted children. We rejoice when we see a warm, accepting relationship in families united not by blood but by ...
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Encounters with angels are relatively common in Scripture. These inhabitants of the heavenly realm do not surprise us when we find them among the men and women we meet in ...
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A Walk to Remember is the story of a young couple, Jamie (Mandy Moore) and Landon (Shane West). These two teenagers have known each other for years but run in different circles. ...
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"No man is an island," poet and preacher John Donne wrote in the early 1600s. Well, maybe not an island, but perhaps a personal pleasure cruise nowadays? Our "stuff" ...
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The statistics are enough to make anyone grieve: nearly half of all marriages end in divorce at some point. Increasing numbers of those divorces will be the second and third ...
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Pornography victimizes women, children, society, and those who use it. The rate of sex-related crime rises wherever porn is rampant. Yet the industry grows. Must Christians ...
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Our attitude toward money and our use of material things have long been critical issues for Christians. Should we give everything away, opt for a simple lifestyle, or focus ...
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The faith movement blossomed in the 1970s because of the flowering of the charismatic movement. Even charismatics, however, have accused "faith" teachers of spiritual ...
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Christian community often is confused with mere cordiality, courtesy, or sociability, says Howard A. Snyder. As such, it can be not much different from the Kiwanis Club ...